| Buying any piece of fitness equipment is
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| | backup and warranties with their
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| an investment in your health, which is
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| | products. A light commercial elliptical
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| great. However there are a number of
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| | trainer is going to set you back between
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| factors to consider when purchasing
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| | £1000 & £3000 whereas a commercial
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| fitness equipment. I've outlined a few
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| | elliptical trainer may be anything from
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| points which I think are important when
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| | £3000 to £5000.
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| purchasing an elliptical trainer.
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| | How much room do you have to store the
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| Elliptical trainers also known as
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| | elliptical trainer?
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| crosstrainers first entered the market in
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| | Always measure how much room you have
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| 1995 and have been in constant
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| | available before purchasing an elliptical
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| development since. Reebok introduced the
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| | trainer, remember they are larger pieces
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| first elliptical trainer with moving arms
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| | of equipment. An elliptical trainer has
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| giving the user a lower and upper body
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| | to be able to withstand the weight of a
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| workout. Elliptical trainers have become
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| | human, which as we know can vary
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| so popular because:
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| | enormously, so they can be rather bulky.
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| • Low impact exercise, which is
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| | All good websites or retailers will be
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| gentle on backs, knees, hips and joints.
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| | able to provide you with the dimensions
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| • Weight bearing exercise that helps
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| | of the elliptical trainer your interested
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| build bone density and burns calories
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| | in.
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| efficiently.
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| | Which brand?
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| • Suitable for a large range of
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| | With so many options it's difficult to
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| training needs.
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| | know which brand to opt for. Personally I
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| • Low maintenance, keeping costs
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| | would suggest selecting a brand which
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| down.
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| | provides a good warranty. If a product
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| • Smaller in size than a treadmill.
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| | has a good warranty then generally you
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| How much are you willing to spend,
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| | can be fairly confident that the
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| budget?
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| | manufacturer is confident in the quality
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| As with most things generally but not
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| | of their product. Brands which I've
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| always the more you spend on an
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| | tested and prefer include Tunturi,
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| elliptical trainer the more you get. With
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| | Reebok, Bremshey, Nautilus, Trimmaster
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| fitness equipment there are three
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| | Life Fitness, and Schwinn.
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| categories, home equipment, light
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| | What are programmes and how do they
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| commercial equipment and commercial
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| | benefit me?
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| equipment. Home equipment is designed for
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| | It is often difficult to motivate
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| home users and it generally suitable for
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| | yourself when you're often using the same
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| an hours use per day, light commercial
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| | routine! Purchasing an elliptical trainer
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| equipment is designed for the demanding
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| | with programmes maybe the answer. Having
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| home user and small gyms situated within
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| | pre-set or even customisable workout
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| offices and hotels. Light commercial
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| | programmes is a great way to provide some
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| equipment is generally suitable for up to
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| | extra variety and motivation. Some of the
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| 5 hours use a day. Commercial equipment
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| | more expensive crosstrainers now offer
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| is designed for gyms and is designed to
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| | heart rate controlled programmes which
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| be suitable for 18 hours use a day.
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| | using your heart rate, increase or
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| In my opinion £250 upwards will buy you
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| | decrease the resistance of the
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| a reasonable quality home elliptical
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| | crosstrainer keeping your heart rate as
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| trainer, try and avoid unbranded
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| | close as possible to the pre-set rate.
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| equipment and look for brands such as
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| | This is a safe way to exercise and can
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| Tunturi and Reebok who provide service
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| | help with weight loss.
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